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Newsletter - Term 4 - March 2019

National Careers

04/03/19

National Careers and Apprenticeship Week. All lessons have focussed on careers this morning as our first "drop everything for careers" event is underway. Additional activities will follow this week. Careers Fair is Wednesday 13th March, 3pm till 4pm for all students and parents.

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Sittingbourne Community College Archers (SCCA)

07/02/19

Sittingbourne Community College Archers (SCCA)

Date: 30 Jan 19

Success for Sittingbourne Community College Archers at National Championships and Kent Indoor Archery Championships

Following their success at the Junior Indoor National Championships held at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire in December Sittingbourne Community College Archers have yet again gone on to secure strong results at a county level. At the Junior Nationals, the club secured a National Champion with Harry Stew winning the Barebow U18 section, followed closely by teammate Joseph Warner 2nd. Other credits went to Reece Attree, 2ndin U16 Longbow, Lara Green 2ndU16 ladies Longbow, Andrew Mead, 3rdin U16 Barebow and Patricia Irimie, 3rdin U16 ladies Barebow.

On Sunday 27thJan 2019 members of SCCA Junior and Senior sections competed in the Kent County Championships at Homewood School in Tenterden, hosted by Ashford Archers.

The club turned out the largest Junior section within the competition and was duly successful within the various different categories.

Adam Kenyon, Head coach, was very pleased with the result.

He said, “This was an excellent competition result for the club as a whole and I am especially proud of the achievements of the juniors especially as for many this was their first competition using a new bow type. Also with a number of juniors now competing in the adult sections for the first time they held their own coming in the top half of the field in some categories. I would like to congratulate the whole team and thank the senior section for their support of the juniors. We are very much looking forward to the outdoor season and sending a team to the Junior Nationals in Lilleshall in July. ”

Safer Internet Day - 5th February 2019

05/02/19

Dear Parent/Carer,

Today, 5th February, is Safer Internet Day. As part of the school’s involvement in raising awareness of internet safety, staff have been asked to deliver internet safety messages within their teaching and students will receive a bespoke session through their tutor. In order to enable you to support your child to stay safe, please see attached the latest digital magazine released by Parentzone and supported by Vodafone, which will give you further information about using the internet safely and guidance on how to support your child.

Kent Teacher of the Year

Schools have been invited to showcase our top teams, teachers, staff and volunteers by putting them forward for a Kent Teacher of the Year Award.

The awards event is now open to nominations and these can be made by anyone passionate about our school including staff, parents and pupils.

Nominations can be made for individuals or teams of staff no matter their role - from teachers to support staff, volunteers to senior management - as there is a category appropriate for anyone making a difference in our school.

A panel of judges will select winners for each local authority and the results will be announced at a prestigious awards dinner at the Mercure Maidstone Great Danes Hotel in May. There are top prizes on offer in addition to a limited edition trophy for each overall champion deemed the county’s best.

Please use the link below to make a nomination as we have many members of staff that should be recognisedfor their excellent contribution to our students.

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Trip to Richard Alston Dance Company

14/11/18

On the 13th November, Post 16 students (and 3 year 10 students) had the opportunity to see the world renowned Richard Alston Dance Company performing in Dartford.

After a pre-show talk with the choreographer himself, students were wowed by the skill, technique and performance of the incredible dancers, performing a range of pieces spanning Alston's 50 year career.

Poppy Parade at Ypres

14/11/18

On Sunday 11 November, 3 Year 9 students were given a once in a lifetime opportunity, to take part in the Poppy Parade at Ypres, on the centenary of the end of World War I.

There were around 20,000 people in the parade and tens of thousands more in the crowd. It was a very surreal experience which was broadcast all over the world. Our students marched proudly behind veterans from around the commonwealth who had all come to show their appreciation and gratitude to those who fought in World War I.

The Poppy Parade took us under the Menin Gate which was built to commemorate 50,000 commonwealth soldiers who have no grave. At the end of the service thousands of poppy petals were dropped through the gate as the crowd were silent. It was a very moving moment.

After the service and after exploring Ypres, the students visited a commonwealth war grave and a German war grave, looking at the contrast between the two ways that the soldiers were remembered.

The students were given this wonderful opportunity to be part of the trip because of the excellent independent learning projects they handed in.

SCC Remember!

13/11/18

Students at The Sittingbourne Community College have been working tirelessly to honour those who fought and died in the First World War in order to commemorate 100 years since its end. All students were asked to contribute a piece of work to show their appreciation of those who sacrificed themselves during the Great War and all wars since.

In their English classes, our students have read a range of fiction and non-fiction texts about World War One, studied and analysed a range of war poetry, and have expressed their personal responses through a range of artistic mediums.

A large selection of the work produced by the students has been put on display in Sittingbourne Library, Central Avenue. The work will be displayed until the end of November and will be added to throughout the month. We hope that visitors enjoy reading the passionate and well-crafted responses produced by the students.

The staff at The Sittingbourne Community College would like to thank Sittingbourne Library for displaying the work and Karen Hollands, David Johns and Axminster Power Tools for their contributions and support with this project.

ParentPay and the Canteen Facilities

12/09/18

Dear Parent/Carer

We would like to clarify some important information with regards to ParentPay and the canteen facilities.

Please ensure that when you load money on to ParentPay that it is allocated to the school dinners section, please also allow sufficient time for the money to reach your child’s account, this can take up to 3 hours. You would have received your log in details via post.

The biometric scan of your child’s thumb print is the safest way for your child to purchase items from the canteen, if you have not yet authorised your child to have this done, a 4 digit pin code will be issued instead. We recommend students either write this number on a piece of card or into their phones so they can show canteen staff, the pin number will then be checked against the students name and photograph as a security measure. However, pin codes can be lost and forgotten so we highly recommend the biometric thumb print system is used.

There is a limit of £5 per day for all students, staff cannot override this at the tills. If a student spends their limit at breakfast and/or break time it will mean they will be unable to purchase anything at lunch.

All students have an account regardless of whether they have had their thumb print scanned or been issued a pin code, this includes free school meal students. All students at SCC can claim a daily free breakfast of two slices of toast in the canteen. Students entitled to free school meals are unable to purchase anything at break time, they can purchase their full entitlement at lunchtime only.

If your child has any issues at all, please tell them to speak to a member of the canteen staff or their Pastoral Support Manager.

You are able to view how much your child has spent and what they have bought via your ParentPay account.

Yours faithfully

Nourish Catering Supplies on behalf of The Sittingbourne Community College

ParentPay: Frequently Asked Questions

Collaborate Cross Trust Visual Art Exhibition

01/07/18

Year 11 students are invited to attend with their friends and family. We are running a shuttle bus leaving SCC at 3.15pm and returning by 6.30pm. If you would like to book seats on the bus, please email LGR@sittingbourne.kent.sch.uk by 6 July.

Swale Academies Trust Archery Festival

10/05/18

The Sittingbourne Community College recently hosted its first archery event as part of Swale Academies Trust and in the process celebrated being awarded Archery GB’s Junior Club of the Year. It was fitting, given the momentous nature of this award, that when schools from across Swale Academies Trust took part in the Archery Festival, their coaching and supervision was led by junior members of the archery club Emily Axten, Jack Summers, Rebecca Stevenson and Harry Stew.

Long journeys from Sussex were undertaken by staff and students from Eastbourne Academy and Causeway School, as well as from The North School in Ashford, Community College Whitstable and the school’s closer neighbours Westlands. The Sittingbourne Community College did not compete because of their national champion status being deemed an unfair advantage. The purpose of the event was to celebrate Archery at SCC whilst exposing the family of schools to the joys of the sport.

Perhaps unsurprisingly the schools that sent older students dominated the leaderboard but the Sussex schools deserve special mention for their undertaking to attend, compete and, like all schools involved, commit to future events led by SCC archers.